Two doctors in dock over dog deaths at shelter, GCC orders probe

An inquiry into stray dogs deaths and medical negligence involving two doctors at the Kannammapet Animal Birth Control centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, was ordered by the Greater Chennai Corporation. The probe began after animal rights activists raised concerns over botched surgeries and animal deaths, including three dogs that died. Activist E Martina stated, “The dog should not have been taken for surgery itself as it had transmissible venereal tumour.” A senior Veterinary department official claimed the three dogs had asymptomatic rabies, which prevented staff from identifying the condition. Shravan Krishnan, director of Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary, questioned how surgeries were performed on rabid dogs if vaccinations were failing, and why no one treated the animal earlier after activists shared visuals of a female dog bleeding heavily with protruding intestines inside a cage. On Tuesday, activists filed a complaint at the Kannammapet police station against the centre over the death of the female dog on Monday morning. The Greater Chennai Corporation inquiry is ongoing to investigate the allegations of negligence.